Spool holder



L. C. HOGAN Feb 25, 1936.

SPOOL HOLDER Original Filed April 16. 1934 Amuse 6 How/7 Patented Feb. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 16, 1934, Serial No. 720,794 Renewed November 25, 1935 1 Claim.

My invention relates to spool holders and more particularly to spring holders that may be installed in combination with a sewing case, basket, drawer or display case for the purpose of holding 5 spools, pin cushions, thimbles and the like. The principal objects of the invention are to provide simple spring devices that may be connected to a sewing or other receptacle, and upon which spools and other articles used in sewing may be installed 10 or removed by a single movement of the hand.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing a.

number of the holders connected to the interior of a sewing case with spools and other sewing articles installed thereon; Fig. 2 is a detail view 25 in vertical section through one of the spools and taken on a broken line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective showing the type of holder that is used for spools or other hollow articles; Fig. 4 is a detail view in perspective 30 showing the form of holder that retains the articles by outside pressure; Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the holder of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the 35 numeral 5 designates a receptacle or case of any form wherein sewing equipment is kept or displayed. Connected to the interior of said receptacle are a plurality of holders which will now be described in detail.

40 The holder which is most commonly used, and which is shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, consists of an upright arm 6 which is bent downwardly upon itself to form a bulging arm I. The lower portion of said bulging arm is formed into 45 a loop 3 which encircles the lower portion of the upright arm 6. The lower end of said upright arm is pointed and threaded at 9 to provide means whereby the holder may be fastened to the receptacle 5, although it will be understood that any 50 other fastening may be used.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2 of the drawing, in the use of this form of holder, its lower threaded end 9 is screwed or otherwise fastened to the receptacle 5. A spool or other object hav- 55 ing a hole l therethrough is installed on the holder by placing the spool thereon with the arms 6 and l projecting into said hole. The holder is made of spring wire, and the outward pressure of said arms against the interior surface of the hole retains the spool in place regardless of the position of the holder. The spool may, of course,

be removed by simply lifting or pulling it off the holder, and it will thus be seen that the spool may be installed or removed by one movement of the hand, thus providing a very convenient and ready means for holding spools and the like. 10

The form of holder shown in Figs. 4 and 5 comprises a plurality of horizontal arms ll radiating from a common center and having depending spring portions I2 joining a central depending pointed and threaded portion I3 by means of which the holder is fastened into the receptacle 5 or other surface. The outer ends of the arms H are formed into loops M which engage the outer surface of articles installed therein as shown in Fig. 5. I will also be understood that said loops may engage the inner surface of a thimble or other hollow article as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

In the use of the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the spools and other objects are installed or re- 2!! moved by a single movement. This form may be used in displaying spools of thread and other articles in .a show case or the like. The advantage in using this form for displaying spools is that the paper label on each end of the spool is unbroken in its use.

It will now be apparent that I have provided a very simple, handy and ready means for bolding or displaying spools and other articles used in sewing. Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:-

A spool holder consisting of a strand of resilient wire bent back upon itself intermediate its length to form a standard and an arm spaced transversely from the standard and having one end integrally united with the adjoining end of the standard by an arcuate portion, the other end of the standard being formed with a support engaging portion, said arm being bowed outwardly and having its other end portion bent to form an inwardly extending loop loosely engaged about the standard adjacent the support engaging por tion thereof and constituting an abutment for engaging an end face of a spool and limiting movement of the arm and standard through the bore of a spool thrust upon the holder and held thereon by frictional grip of the arm and standard.

LOUISE C. HOGAN. 

